So much has happened!

OK, so don’t get excited I don’t have a job yet, but I am still loving life. We have decided to move to Corvallis so Nick can attend Oregon State University rather than stay in PDX and attend Portland State University. We have also made frugality fun by making a game out of grocery shopping. I have decided what grad program I want to do although it’s a secret. We also went on a few adventures to see more of Oregon!

So, Nick and I have been going back and forth on whether to move to Corvallis or stay in PDX. This decision has caused much stress and lack of sleep. We really didn’t know what the right choice would be. We were almost hoping I got a job far away, and that would make the decision for us. The decision was made when we realized we go down to Corvallis every chance we get. I said “we need to just make a choice and figure it out!” This is how I do everything. I make a choice to do something and then figure out logistics later. My Mom used to say I was a plotter because I would “plot” to have a sleep over with friends and ask their Moms if they could stay before I asked mine. I figured she couldn’t say no if the other Moms were cool with it. So we made the decision and all the other pieces fell into place. We also were able to extend our current lease an extra month and move Sept 1. 

To afford the move and living in Corvallis we have become very frugal. We made frugality fun by making a game we call, ‘how cheap dinner can be?’  We made fish tacos with two cans of tuna, Greek yogurt, corn tortillas, a tomato and an avocado. When we broke it down to the cost of the food per ounce (we each had 3 tacos) it came to $3.94 for dinner! We can also have wine since we can get 2-buck for $2.49 a bottle! We eat a lot of pasta since Trader Joes has GF pasta for $1.29 lb. We love going to the farm stands and picking up veggies and fruit. We don’t buy anything we don’t need and we use it all. 

I figured out what I want to do for school! When I started this blog I figured I would get some thoughts out there, and be able to choose which environmental path I would take. This option, which I didn’t think would be an option with my background, combines all of them!! I would like to start school a year from this fall so I will be getting my references and my portfolio together! I am really excited and hope I get in with funding.

The last thing that recently happened was we saw more of the area! In our quest for mental clarity and trying to figure out what we should do, we like to go for drives. A couple weeks ago, when we made the choice to move, we went for a drive and ended up in Bend, OR. Bend was OK but not really our style in terms of a town. We went for drives up and down coastal communities, through the gorge, and around rural Washington. 

See, tons of stuff has happened and now you are all caught up!